Ararat, Victoria
Ararat Speech-Language Pathology for Kids
Ararat Speech Pathologist
Welcome, we are Speech Clinic Ararat. We're a Kids' Speech Pathologist that provides services in the Ararat area. We help 0-18yo children with their speech, language, social interaction, fluency and literacy. We provide online speech therapy appointments – This means that kids can experience speech therapy in their most comfortable location, their own home.
Our Clinician and Founder, Lauren, is a PhD Candidate and Research assistant at UQ.
Why
Speech Clinic?
We value evidence-based practice and family-centred approaches.
We will support your child’s uniqueness and individual profile in the comfort of your home environment. We provide a range of suitable speech therapy appointment times for those who live in Ararat. Children love accessing Speech Pathology in their own house, saving the long trip and providing speech therapy to your child in their most natural environment, their home.
We can offer before and after school appointments, weekend appointments, and traditional business hours appointments. Please contact us for availability.
Accredited & Certified
Certified in Hanen (It Takes Two To Talk), Lidcombe therapy, DIR Floortime + more.
Gold Standard Treatment
We offer interventions such as Lidcombe Therapy that are the Gold Standard.
We are an Online Therapy Service
We provide speech therapy in the most natural location for your child, their home in Ararat.
Medicare & Private Health
Claim back through Medicare or Private Health - we're compliant.
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Lauren is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Exclusively Paediatric
We assess and work with children of all ages up to 18y.
About Our Founder & Clinician
Lauren Crumlish
- Founder & Clinician
- Ararat Speech Pathologist
- B.Biomed.Sc(Hons.1) MSpPathSt(Hons.1) CPSP
- PhD candidate at The University of Queensland (UQ)
- Research Assistant at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (UQ)
- Casual Academic at The University of Queensland (UQ)
Prior to working as a speech therapist, I worked as a medical researcher. I worked at the Queensland Brain Institute and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology. I am currently undertaking a PhD project at The University of Queensland (UQ). This PhD project examines current clinical practices for children with traumatic brain injuries.
As a paediatric clinician, I work exclusively with children. I have experience working with young toddlers through to late-stage teens in a wide-variety of areas such as – speech clarity, social communication, complex communication and disability, reading and writing, stuttering and language impairments.
If you’re wanting a Speech Therapist in Ararat, get in touch today.
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Kids’ Speech Therapy in Ararat
Speech Clinic Ararat provides speech therapy across their childhood and teenage years who live in the Ararat area. We strongly advocate for early intervention. Recognising signs of potential speech, language, social, or literacy difficulties is important, as this helps us to reduce future impacts on social and academic success.
They’ll grow out of it, right?
We’re always asked, “when is the best age to start speech therapy?”. Straight away is always best. Speech and Language Pathologists can complete assessments and provide treatment to children from 16 months to 18 years old. There is strong evidence supporting early intervention. When a speech therapist can support a child from birth until 4-5 years old, they can reduce the long-term impacts of a communication or language disorder. This gives our children the best chance to be ready for school. Sometimes speech, literacy, fluency, language and social interaction difficulties can become apparent throughout a child’s schooling years. We love to support school-aged kids to reach their full academic and social potential.
If you have concerns for your child
Contact our friendly speech therapy team today and find out more about the services we have available in Ararat. You can book an appointment for your child. Please note, we are currently experiencing high demand and may have an extensive waiting list in Ararat.
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Our Speech Pathologists servicing Ararat are perfectly equipped to assess and provide therapy in the most comfortable environment for your child – within their home. Together, we craft an individualised, evidence-based intervention plan that will suit you and your child’s needs.
Contact us for availability information and our services for the suburb of Ararat.
Healthcare Compliant
Claim back on Medicare or through your Private Health provider – we’re fully compliant.
Online Therapy
We are a fully equipped practice, providing therapy in the most natural environment for your child – their home.
Certified & Accredited
Lauren is a Certified Speech Language Pathologist and is accredited in Hanen (ITTTT), Lidcombe Therapy, DIR Floortime and PECS.
Exclusively Paediatric
We provide assessments and therapy to children of all ages.
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The importance of teeth in speech
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EP4: Speech, spoken language and understanding (2-3 years)
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